Tŷ-Gwyn Campsite

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Entrance to the site, with the toilet block to the left (added by manager 21 jan 2022)

  • Quiet and simple campsite five minutes' walk from Ynyslas beach
  • Just under two miles from Borth; Aberystwyth 20 minutes' drive
  • Set on a smallholding with views over a nature reserve and an estuary
With a no-frills approach and golden sand five minutes’ stroll away, Tŷ-Gwyn Campsite is certainly worth writing home about. This peaceful, grassy site is set on a traditional smallholding on the coast of West Wales… and it doesn’t hold back on the views either. They include vistas over the Cors Fochno nature reserve, the Dyfi Estuary and the sea. Five minutes' walk from Ynyslas beach and within two miles of the popular seaside village of Borth, it's all about simple camping in a laidback environment here. The facilities, while basic, are good, with toilets, a shower block and washing-up facilities. Waste and recycling facilities are provided too. The site's no-frills design means you'll have plenty of time to set off over the sand dunes of Ynyslas, light up a barbecue (they're allowed on site as long as they're kept well off the grass) or to take your dog for long seaside strolls. One such walk takes the riverside footpath down to the village of Borth to catch the sunset. If the four miles there and back is a bit of a stretch, it's five minutes in the car, or there’s an hourly bus service that’ll sort the journey for you. Once you're in Borth, the village has plenty of handy amenities that may well come in handy, including a railway station, local shops, a fish and chip shop and pubs. That’s not forgetting the Borth Golf Club for those of you who have a good swing. Please note that a railway line runs alongside the site, with train movements once an hour.

Campground type

Tent sites 40
RV sites 40
Camper sites 40
Open now
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

German

Open from Wed, May 1 to

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

Tent sitesCamper sitesRV sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating based on 256 reviews View breakdown

Budget/backpacker

Voted 60% of visitors View breakdown

87%

would recommend this campground to a friend

83%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Will be visiting again!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Joe S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Friendly reception Great views Plenty of toilets

Disliked: Mosquitos (not camps fault) Train tracks quite close to tracks (but then again some people would like it)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely friendly site with clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Vicki H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovely relaxed site, clean facilities, helpful and friendly owner. Simple, chilled out campsite

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent little site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Toilets very clean, only one male shower but it works a treat. Plenty of flat spaces. Lovely views and only a 5 minute walk to the beach. Host is very welcoming.

Disliked: No WiFi but didn't need it, just letting you know

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely site minutes walk from the beach. Very clean tidy facilities,…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Linda J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: A lovely site minutes walk from the beach. Very clean tidy facilities, friendly site owners. Quiet

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pleasant stay at a friendly site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Simon O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Simple but clean site. Breathtaking scenery

Disliked: The train track at 5am

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site. Friendly staff. Views are lovely.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Keleigh F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovely site, clean and tidy. Friendly welcoming staff. Situated in a perfect spot. Short 10-15 walk to the beach. My kids were able to be kids and not be moaned at for the noise they were making.

Disliked: Wasn't enough showers for the size of the setting. Ideally there needs to be a few family shower rooms.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice.quiet.campsite. Basic toilet & shower clean.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Wendy D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Location was good Borth. Campsite was nice & clean and quite but with children being able to run about.

Disliked: One shower, coin operated. £1 -10min, 20p -2min. I think this should be included. Needed to walk down main road to get to Borth which wasn't great with a small child

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, good clean amenities, very friendly

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovely friendly welcome, really well kept, inviting site, clean toilets and showers, loved the whole weekend!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Wieslaw C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Great location, lovely views and clean facilities. Very nice staff. Just be mindfully that you need some change for showers. Will come back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Site and staff were lovely, only downfall was the midges and train

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Judy J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: The beach was fantastic, spent all walking down the beach

Disliked: Train track at side of campsite

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Scouts welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Restaurant nearby

Surf school nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Tŷ-Gwyn Campsite

Ynys Las

Borth

Ceredigion

Wales

SY24 5LA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.51297°N
-4.04885°W

Nearest transport

Bus
6.6 mi University Campus Penglais
6.9 mi Bus Station
8 mi Penllwyn PO
Rail
1.5 mi Borth Rail Station
2.2 mi Aberdovey Rail Station
2.3 mi Penhelig Rail Station
Ferry
14 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
14.2 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Getting to know this area starts with the local towns. In Aberystwyth (20 minutes’ drive), you could board the Vale of Rheidol Railway to chug around woodlands, or the cliff railway for views of the sea from up high. With escape rooms, an Edwardian theatre and a horse riding centre, there’s plenty of variety. The same can be said for Aberaeron (45 minutes), which joins up with The Coastal Way path and has a lively harbourside that operates wildlife-spotting boat trips. Machynlleth (20 minutes), part of the UNESCO Dyfi Biosphere, is home to local art galleries, antique stores and plenty of eateries to fuel your adventures outwards too. The energy is likely to come in handy for the Devil's Bridge Falls (35 minutes) in the Cambrian Mountains, where the trails take you through a wooded gorge with a waterfall. RSPB Ynys-hir (15 minutes), too, where the walks travel past salt marsh, oak woods and plenty of hiding places for wildlife. Keen to see more animals while on your adventures? The Animalarium (five minutes) is a small zoo with animals that were once held captive, while Dyfi Osprey Project (15 minutes) has a beaver family and ospreys.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Borth 1.6 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Aberdyfi 2 mi Estuary Excellent Good Good Good
Aberdyfi Rural 3 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Good Good
Tywyn 5.3 mi Sea Good Good Good Excellent
Clarach South 5.6 mi Sea Good Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway 5.1 mi

Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth) 7.2 mi

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 9.8 mi

Llanerchaeron - National Trust 21.7 mi

CADW - Harlech Castle 24 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

YNYS-HIR (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 20/04/2000) 5 mi

Abergynolwyn - Foel Y Geifr - Abergynolwyn 9.9 mi

Esgair Fochnant - Glaslyn - Bugeilyn 12.6 mi

Fairbourne to Barmouth 12.7 mi

Black Covert Walk 1 - Aberystwyth 12.7 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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  • Does Tŷ-Gwyn Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Tŷ-Gwyn Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Tŷ-Gwyn Campsite? Getting to know this area starts with the local towns. In Aberystwyth (20 minutes’ drive), you could board the Vale of Rheidol Railway to chug around woodlands, or the cliff railway for … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Tŷ-Gwyn Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  3 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Tŷ-Gwyn Campsite? From $20.38 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.